MargaretRace

Margaret L. Race, of Flushing, age 93, died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013, at St. Robert Catholic Church, Fr. Paul Schwermer officiating. Burial will follow at Old Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. Wednesday at Rossell Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. until time of the Mass Thursday at the church. A Rosary will be prayed 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to St. Robert Catholic Church. Mrs. Race was born in Lennon, MI on February 23, 1920, the daughter of Peter B. and Louise (McGraw) Lennon. She married William W. Race, a U.S. Navy Captain, in July of 1976. He preceded her in death in 1982. Mrs. Race was a graduate of Marygrove College, Detroit and received two M.A. degrees from the University of Michigan. She was an elementary teacher and librarian with the Flint Schools for 36 years. She had also taught for five years in Europe and Japan for the Department of the Army. Mrs. Race is survived by: sisters, Elaine Bur of Lennon and Elizabeth Feuerstein of New Lothrop; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by sisters, Mary Catherine Lennon and Mary Grace Frawley; and brothers-in-law, Louis Bur, Edward Frawley and Edward Feuerstein.